Wales by Bike
Competitions
The Knowledge
Alan Garner
- ride in sensible gear
- think before you travel
- ride within your limits and the weather and road conditions
Ian 'Ianto' Morris
riding experience
- always ask WHAT IF
- the more paint, the more danger
- brow of the hill - can't see, can't go
Sean Herbert, paramedic who has ridden a motorcycle for 10 years
- observation and anticipation are key
- if you think it could happen, it may actually happen
- remember tiredness breaks concentration
Nigel 'Yosser' Hughes, police motorcycle instructor with 24 years' riding experience
- see it, plan it, position for it, do it
- shiny side up
- throttle works both ways
- scan and plan
Gerard Bermingham, motorcycle courier with tens of thousands of miles under his belt
- always second guess other road users' intentions
- you don't always have to be the fastest vehicle on the road
- ride with confidence but always be prepared to submit to others